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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] paq'batlh mu'tlhegh
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID)
Sat Dec 17 03:13:36 2016
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From: "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 09:13:33 +0100
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On 17 December 2016 at 07:01, Brian Cote
<wearetheinformation00@gmail.com> wrote:
> povvam <paq'batlh>Daq mu'tlheghvam 'IH vItu':
>
> "DaH naDev jIHtaHbogh meq Saja'."
> /Now I will tell you why I am here./
>
> toH, jaj naQ vIqeltaH, 'ej DaH jIghel vIneH.
>
> 'ach wa'DIch vIQIj:
>
> "jIHtaH meq" 'oHbe'chu' mu'tlhegh lugh, 'ej "naDev jIHtaH" 'oHbej mu'tlhegh
> lugh, 'ach "naDev jIHtaHbogh" 'oHlaH'a' /adverb/ lugh? lughnIS, qar'a'?
You're parsing this sentence incorrectly.
{naDev} is a noun. {naDev jIHtaHbogh} is a noun. {naDev jIHtaHbogh
meq} is a noun-noun construction.
Also, think about what it would mean if {naDev} were an adverbial
instead of a noun. The sentence would mean *"Now, here (in this
present location), I will tell you my reason for being."
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De'vID
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